蜉 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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fú

mayfly

Components

虫 Meaning component

chóng

bug, insect

insect

孚 Sound component

fú

captive

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

fú

mayfly; kind of large insect; (dragon fly); (large ant); (wasp)

Most common words with 蜉

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	蜉蝣	mayfly
	蚍蜉撼树	lit. an ant trying to shake a tree
	蚍蜉撼大树	fig. to overrate one's own strength
	蚍蜉	a type of large ant
	蜉	(wasp)

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*[b](r)u	bjuw	fú	mayfly

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

5707th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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